to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to entertain; to make welcome
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
transparency; degree of clearness
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
right in the center (centre)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to begin to walk; to set out
measure; measuring tape; measuring
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
calling card murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
sounding out; measuring the depths (of a river)
things at hand; personal belongings
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet